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Trump Nominates Non-Free-Trader Robert Lighthizer to Trade Office

Leave a Comment / Free Trade, President Trump / By max cyril

President-“elect” Donald Trump today announced his nomination of Robert Lighthizer for the cabinet-level office of US Trade Representative (USTR). Lighthizer, who served as deputy USTR under President Ronald Reagan, is known for criticizing Republican “free trade” ideology. Before serving in the Reagan administration he was chief of staff for the Senate Finance Committee. Lightizer’s nomination …

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New York City Office Cleaner Strike Averted by Tentative Deal

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By max cyril

A potential strike by New York City office cleaners was averted Friday night when SEIU Local 32BJ and the Realty Advisory Board came to a tentative agreement. The agreement, which must be ratified by workers, includes regular wage increases and $1,100 in bonuses and keeps employer-paid health coverage. Those victories for the current office cleaners …

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New York’s Lousy Jobs (And How We Can Make Them Better)

Leave a Comment / Jobs, wages / By max cyril

Should we tear down the city’s middle class? Or work to turn lousy jobs into good ones? That’s the policy choice facing New York’s city and state leaders. So far, their decisions aren’t encouraging: for years New York has failed to use its economic development programs to promote the creation of good, family-supporting jobs. Now …

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middle class jobs

Trump Nominates Non-Free-Trader Robert Lighthizer to Trade Office

New York City Office Cleaner Strike Averted by Tentative Deal

New York’s Lousy Jobs (And How We Can Make Them Better)

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